Calibrachoa plant named &#39;KLECA15294&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new  Calibrachoa  plant particularly distinguished by having a pink and red flower color with a yellow throat and a semi-trailing plant habit, is disclosed.

Genus and species: Calibrachoa sp.

Variety denomination: ‘KLECA15294’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety ofCalibrachoa, botanically known as Calibrachoa sp., and hereinafterreferred to by the variety name ‘KLECA15294’. ‘KLECA15294’ originatedfrom an open pollination between the proprietary female Calibrachoavariety ‘CA-2011-0404’ (unpatented) and an unknown male Calibrachoavariety.

In summer 2010, an open pollination between the female variety‘CA-2011-0404’ and an unknown male Calibrachoa variety was conducted inStuttgart, Germany and seeds were obtained. The seeds were sown andplants were grown for evaluation. A plant was selected in May 2012 whichhad a pink and red flower color with a yellow throat and wassubsequently named ‘KLECA15294’. In May 2012, ‘KLECA15294’ was firstvegetatively propagated by tip cuttings in Stuttgart, Germany.‘KLECA15294’ was found to reproduce true to type in successivegenerations of asexual propagation via tip cuttings.

SUMMARY

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new variety when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Stuttgart, Germany.

-   -   1. Pink and red flower color with yellow throat; and    -   2. A semi-trailing plant habit.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Plant Breeder's Rights for ‘KLECA15294’ were applied for in Canada onApr. 2, 2015 (Application number 15-8567). ‘KLECA15294’ has not beenmade publicly available or sold more than one year prior to the filingdate of this application.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

This new Calibrachoa plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographwhich shows the flowers and foliage of the plant. The photograph is of athree-month-old plant grown outdoors in Stuttgart, Germany in July 2013.The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained byconventional photographic procedures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘KLECA15294’. The data which define thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inStuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on twelve week-old plants grownin a controlled glass greenhouse in Stuttgart, Germany in May of 2015.Color references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The RoyalHorticultural Society of London (R.H.S.), 5^(th) edition (2007).

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Solanaceae.        -   Species.—Calibrachoa sp.        -   Common name.—Calibrachoa.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female.—Proprietary Calibrachoa ‘CA 2011-0404’ (unpatented).        -   Male.—Unknown.-   Plant description:    -   -   Life cycle.—Annual.        -   Form.—Compact, tight.        -   Habit.—Semi-trailing.        -   Height (from soil line to top of foliage).—7.0 cm.        -   Spread.—18.0 cm.-   Propagation: Vegetatively propagated.    -   -   Type cuttings.—Tip cuttings.        -   Time to produce a rooted cutting.—3 weeks.-   Stems:    -   -   Stem color.—RHS 144B.        -   Pubescence.—Absent.        -   Stem diameter.—0.2 cm.        -   Stem length.—9.0 cm. From soil line to first node: 1.6 cm            Total length: 11.0 cm.        -   Internode length.—1.2 cm.-   Leaves:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate, simple, sessile.        -   Shape.—Elliptic.        -   Apex.—Obtuse to slightly acute.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Surface.—Smooth.        -   Surface pubescence.—Absent.        -   Venation.—Pinnate.        -   Venation color.—Upper surface: RHS 144C Lower surface: RHS            144D.        -   Length.—2.5 cm.        -   Width.—0.8 cm.        -   Color.—Upper surface: RHS N137B Lower surface: RHS N137D.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.-   Flowers:    -   -   Flowering habit.—Single flowers.        -   Flower type.—Simple inflorescence.        -   Flowering requirements.—A minimum of light sun is required.        -   Duration of flowers.—7 days.        -   Corolla.—Smooth texture.        -   Shape.—Trumpet shaped.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.-   Flower buds:    -   -   Surface.—Smooth.        -   Length.—2.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.7 cm.        -   Shape.—Irregular to oblong.        -   Color.—RHS 48C.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Length.—2.2 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.1 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 144B.        -   Texture.—Smooth.        -   Anthocyanin color.—Absent.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower depth.—2.7 cm.        -   Flower tube length.—1.6 cm.        -   Flower tube diameter.—0.8 cm.        -   Flower diameter.—3.7 cm.        -   Pedicel color.—RHS 137D.        -   Calyx.—Funnel-shaped.-   Sepals:    -   -   Shape.—Lanceolate.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Length.—1.7 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.6 cm.        -   Sepal color.—Upper surface: RHS 137B Lower surface: RHS            137D.-   Petals:    -   -   Shape.—Heart-shaped.        -   Length.—1.7 cm.        -   Apex.—Obverse.        -   Margin.—Entire, weak undulation.        -   Base.—Open and fused in the tube.        -   Pubescence.—Absent.        -   Lobe length.—1.5 cm.        -   Lobe width.—2.1 cm.        -   Color.—Lobe color: Upper surface: RHS 58C and RHS 45A Lower            surface: RHS 58D Corolla tube color: Inner: RHS 6A Outer:            RHS 5C.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamen number.—5. Anther color: RHS 10B Filament color: RHS            10D Pollen color: RHS 10A.        -   Ovary.—Placenta arrangement: Ovate Pistil number: 1 Pistil            length: 0.1 cm Stigma color: RHS 144B Style length: 0.9 cm            Style color: RHS 144D.-   Fruit/seed set: Seed is sometimes observed but additional    information is not available.-   Disease/insect resistance: None observed

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINE AND KNOWN VARIETY

‘KLECA15294’ is distinguished from its female parent as described inTable 1:

TABLE 1 Comparison with Parental Line Variety Female parent Trait‘KLECA15294’ ‘CA-2011-0404’ Flower size Large Medium Flower richnessRich Low

‘KLECA15294’ is must similar to the Calibrachoa plant named ‘KLECA10216’(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,893), also known as MINIFAMOUS Neo Pink+Red eye.Differences between the two varieties are described in Table 2:

TABLE 2 Comparison with Similar Variety Variety Commercial line Trait‘KLECA15294’ ‘KLECA10216’ Growth habit Semi-trailing, compactSemi-trailing, vigorous Flower color RHS 58C + RHS 45A RHS 75C + RHS 61B

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Calibrachoa plant named‘KLECA15294’ as illustrated and described herein.